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Sunday August 17, 1952

Birth of Kathryn Thornton

Born Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity.

Missions:

  • STS-33
  • STS-49
  • STS-61
  • STS-73

Is a United States Army warrant officer and NASA payload specialist astronaut who flew aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-44 as a payload specialist.

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